But I'd rather just buy a decent HR monitor and then use the extra money for something else. Knowing your pace, isn't really all that helpful - HR is more helpful for pacing the your actual pace.
Although for trail running the Garmin device might be cool.
And I'd hate to see what happens to these shoes if you take them running in the rain or on some good trails. For $250 you can get a decent pair of racing flats, a decent pair of training shoes and a closeout pair of trail running shoes. And three toys are always better then one.
They already have various devices that track how fast your running. The Timex Speed + Distance System. Which sort of works like a pedometer. It tracks heart rate, and pace, and saves it for you to be downloaded to your computer.
And one of the GPS companies have a similar device based upon GPS but it does not track HR. But I'm sure that will be added at a later time.
I've actually found that block buster is much more likely to have independent type films then the small independent video stores. Maybe my sample size is small as its only the three towns I've lived in but blockbuster always has a better video selection.
Matt
Has there been any information released about the potential costs to the consumers for this service? I haven't heard anything other than Earthlink's $39.95/month (which isn't much cheaper than what I currently pay for cable). The only way cable and DSL will face any competition from BPL is if BPL is cheaper. Why pay for BPL if it's not cheaper or at least offers more bandwidth for the same price as cable or DSL?
If you would prefer not to have cable or a telephone BPL would be perferable. The only reason I have cable TV is that it makes the cable internet cheaper.
Its already happened in Australia. Someone was SMS a friend and ran over a cyclist.
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,78 24958%255E26462,00.html
I wonder if the worry of the RIAA over file sharing is its effect on the purchasing habits of the current generation of teenagers. I may download a couple of songs off an ablum to see wether an alblum is worth buying and I know I have increased the number of alblums I have bought in the past year.
However, my younger brother and sister have had napster, kazaa, etc available since before they ever started buying CDs. So the don't buy anything as they were never used to buying CDs.
It would be interesting to see any sort of statistics on the number of CDs bought by people 12-17 or 18-24 before widespread file sharing and after. It would easily show if file sharing is helping or harming the industry.
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Here's a review of the two GPS running devices:
http://www.mobitopia.com/20040207.html#185850
But I'd rather just buy a decent HR monitor and then use the extra money for something else. Knowing your pace, isn't really all that helpful - HR is more helpful for pacing the your actual pace.
Although for trail running the Garmin device might be cool.
And I'd hate to see what happens to these shoes if you take them running in the rain or on some good trails. For $250 you can get a decent pair of racing flats, a decent pair of training shoes and a closeout pair of trail running shoes. And three toys are always better then one.
Matt
They already have various devices that track how fast your running. The Timex Speed + Distance System. Which sort of works like a pedometer. It tracks heart rate, and pace, and saves it for you to be downloaded to your computer.
And one of the GPS companies have a similar device based upon GPS but it does not track HR. But I'm sure that will be added at a later time.
Matt
I've actually found that block buster is much more likely to have independent type films then the small independent video stores. Maybe my sample size is small as its only the three towns I've lived in but blockbuster always has a better video selection. Matt
Has there been any information released about the potential costs to the consumers for this service? I haven't heard anything other than Earthlink's $39.95/month (which isn't much cheaper than what I currently pay for cable). The only way cable and DSL will face any competition from BPL is if BPL is cheaper. Why pay for BPL if it's not cheaper or at least offers more bandwidth for the same price as cable or DSL?
If you would prefer not to have cable or a telephone BPL would be perferable. The only reason I have cable TV is that it makes the cable internet cheaper.
Its already happened in Australia. Someone was SMS a friend and ran over a cyclist. http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,78 24958%255E26462,00.html
I think thats the whole purpose of the device. Its seams all you have to give is give it a nice name.
But its not for someone who could set up a Linux box.
Its for people who click on any atachment in Outlook and corrupt their machine on a regular basis.
People like my dad and grandmother.
You still would have copyright infringing files on your HD that you would be sharing.
Sort of like intent to distribute.
Or you find out its a transvestite. fun.
I think the biggest improvement is the 12 inch wheels. Its amazing how much faster the acceleration is. If you stay with a stock speedometer.
Did you patch your system today? (TM)
The one benefit, if there was one, of the Blaster worm was that its made corporate IT people a little more responsive to security threats.
Prior to the whole blaster deal, I never had my work computer remotely patched. Since then I've had patched twice.
Or maybe they are just scared for their job.
I wonder if the worry of the RIAA over file sharing is its effect on the purchasing habits of the current generation of teenagers. I may download a couple of songs off an ablum to see wether an alblum is worth buying and I know I have increased the number of alblums I have bought in the past year.
However, my younger brother and sister have had napster, kazaa, etc available since before they ever started buying CDs. So the don't buy anything as they were never used to buying CDs.
It would be interesting to see any sort of statistics on the number of CDs bought by people 12-17 or 18-24 before widespread file sharing and after. It would easily show if file sharing is helping or harming the industry.